Annuals

Such Fun (Canvasback), the second LP from the Raleigh,
N.C.-based sextet Annuals, reveals a new chameleonic approach to the
group's densely orchestrated indie rock. Layered with piano and spiky
percussion, sounding at times like an '80s film soundtrack, it's a
Coldplay-besting pop parfait built with soft-focus vocals, ambitious
arrangements and stop-start rhythms. Jessica Lea Mayfield and What
Laura Says open. Tickets $10.